खनन
See also: खिन्न
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit खनन (khanana).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰə.nən/, [kʰə.n̪ə̃n̪]
Noun
खनन • (khanan) m (Urdu spelling کَھنَن)
- digging, excavating
Declension
Declension of खनन (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | खनन khanan | खनन khanan |
oblique | खनन khanan | खननों khananõ |
vocative | खनन khanan | खननो khanano |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “खनन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “खनन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬔᬦᬦ (Balinese script)
- খনন (Assamese script)
- খনন (Bengali script)
- 𑰏𑰡𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀔𑀦𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌖𑌨𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ખનન (Gujarati script)
- ਖਨਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦑꦤꦤ (Javanese script)
- ខនន (Khmer script)
- ಖನನ (Kannada script)
- ຂນນ (Lao script)
- ഖനന (Malayalam script)
- 𑘏𑘡𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠻᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᡘᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- ခနန (Burmese script)
- 𑦯𑧁𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐏𑐣𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଖନନ (Oriya script)
- ꢓꢥꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆒𑆤𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖏𑖡𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ඛනන (Sinhalese script)
- ఖనన (Telugu script)
- ขนน (Thai script)
- ཁ་ན་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒐𑒢𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Derived from the root खन् (khan) + -अन (-ana).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kʰɐ.nɐ.nɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/
Noun
खनन • (khanana) n
- the act of digging or excavating
- digging into the earth, burying
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of खनन (khanana) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | खननम् khananam | खनने khanane | खननानि / खनना¹ khananāni / khananā¹ |
Vocative | खनन khanana | खनने khanane | खननानि / खनना¹ khananāni / khananā¹ |
Accusative | खननम् khananam | खनने khanane | खननानि / खनना¹ khananāni / khananā¹ |
Instrumental | खननेन khananena | खननाभ्याम् khananābhyām | खननैः / खननेभिः¹ khananaiḥ / khananebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | खननाय khananāya | खननाभ्याम् khananābhyām | खननेभ्यः khananebhyaḥ |
Ablative | खननात् khananāt | खननाभ्याम् khananābhyām | खननेभ्यः khananebhyaḥ |
Genitive | खननस्य khananasya | खननयोः khananayoḥ | खननानाम् khananānām |
Locative | खनने khanane | खननयोः khananayoḥ | खननेषु khananeṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Telugu: ఖననము (khananamu)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: खनन (khanan)
- Urdu: کَھنَن (khanan)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “खनन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 336, column 3.